Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] to set [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , the government and insurers agreed to set up a special fund . |
| 2 | It has been suggested that the prevalent west and south-west winds tend to set up a longshore drift towards Portland , so that the majority of coarse material accumulates at that end . |
| 3 | The two companies decided to set up a joint research and development project to find a system which would meet the new standards in a cost-effective way , and Project Alaska was born . |
| 4 | In 1961 the British and French governments agreed to set up a working group to consider the merits of the rival proposals and at the beginning of 1964 Ernest Marples , the British Transport Minister , and his French counterpart announced that the two governments would go ahead with a tunnel . |
| 5 | Wickes Developments wants to set up a 31,000 square foot superstore at Lustrum Avenue , Portrack , but the council turned down the plan saying it would take trade away from the town centre , and create traffic problems . |
| 6 | Meanwhile Social Services plan to set up a 24 hour helpline . |
| 7 | As the DES decided in 1980 to discontinue its approval arrangements for OND by 1982 and for other courses by 1981 , the Association of County Councils and the Standing Conference of Regional Advisory Councils agreed to set up a national committee , namely the NCCAE , to replace the role of the DES . |